Ferran Fages

Llum Moll is a multilayered composition made with a manipulated AM radio receiver subjected to interference by LED lamps. The combination of the lamps in tandem with the radio tuned to certain frequencies creates a phantom organ' sound, turning the receiver into an instrument with a peculiar timbre and pitch. The composition was made in two parts. The first was to record and then select fragments with different lengths, pitches and textures. The second was to readjust the pitch of the chosen fragments and then create a multilayered composition with a maximum of eight simultanious tracks. Llum Moll's inherent electrostatic pollution and radio static parasites give it its melancholy narrative: the radio sings and howls but never speaks. Composed, recorded and mixed in September 2010. First edition of 200 copies